In last Tuesday's letters to the editor, Mr. Chad L. Tillman wrote expressing his views of the money that was made during the BCS championship game.

I agree totally with Mr. Tillman and would like to also say that if just a portion of the money made during this time was distributed equally there would be enough food to feed all the hungry in Alabama, education would not be lacking for funding, if only, just only, a portion was distributed to the areas that needed the money instead of the colleges and coaches.

Phyllis Paradise

Grant, 35747

Bama players helped in tornado

Mr. Tillman's Jan. 10 letter on the tornado texting campaign bears comment. People who could afford tickets to the Alabama Bama/LSU game should have easily been able to afford $10. It was a great idea as he implied.

Now for the ignorant part of the letter - to start with, an Alabama player's girlfriend lost her life in the tornado. The entire football team - and coaches - spent many days of summer break helping people in any way they could - digging out homes, passing out food and water, visiting victims to soothe the pain.

They were joined by the entire Auburn team, and coaches as well as others from around the SEC spent a good deal of time helping out.

Now for the monetary part which bothered the letter writer so much. Coach Saban wrote a personal check for $50k within days, if not hours of the tornado. Mrs. Saban bought $5,000-worth of gift cards to pass out to victims. Both UA and AU donated as well as raised thousands of dollars, as did the SEC.

We will probably never know how much the coaches and schools gave. And don't forget the sweat and fellowship given by the many players, students and fans. It's okay not to like sports, but don't diminish the humanity when you are ignorant of the facts.